July 14, 2011 Airman graduates Army leadership course In the Air Force, young senior airmen preparing to be staff sergeants attend Airman Leadership School, which normally includes several hours of classroom instruction, uniform inspections and practical knowledge on how to be a supervisor. In the Army, before Soldiers become an NCO, they go back to
July 14, 2011 INCREASED NOISE DURING READINESS EXERCISE The 4th Fighter Wing will conduct an operational readiness exercise July 18-20. Local residents can expect increased jet noise, low-level flying and loudspeaker announcements throughout the day and until 1:00 a.m. The exercise and additional F-15E Strike Eagle flying will help ensure Airmen from
July 13, 2011 On vacation with TRICARE: urgent or emergency care? Two days into summer vacation, a beneficiary sprains his ankle while jet skiing. Even the best planned vacations can be disrupted with injury or sickness. While TRICARE followsbeneficiaries when they travel, understanding when something constitutes an emergency room or urgent care visit can help the
July 13, 2011 Strike Eagles support Operation Noble Eagle While many Airmen and families celebrated Independence Day with a four-day weekend, more than 100 aircrew members, maintainers and airfield operations personnel from the 336th Fighter Squadron and 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit provided support for Operation Noble Eagle.ONE began after the Sept.
July 11, 2011 Team Seymour supports shuttle launch The 4th Fighter Wing added to its historic lineage after supporting the 135th and final space shuttle mission July 8. First flown in 1981, the space shuttle is the world's first reusable spacecraft. Seymour Johnson aircrew flew F-15E Strike Eagles and enforced a Federal Aviation Administration
July 11, 2011 438th SFS member balances work, family It's not often that people know what they want to do in life...what they want to accomplish or which path they want to take when they come upon a fork in the road. More often than not, it seems people just plod along on a path of indecision, looking for an opportunity to excel or someone to guide
July 7, 2011 Seymour aircrew participates in Air Force Sizing Survey Pilots and weapons systems officers here participated in a research study to re-design flight suits and helmets here to fit today's average aircrew member.The Air Force Anthropometrics team from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, visited Seymour Johnson during
July 7, 2011 4th SFS rucks to remember The 4th Security Forces Squadron is gearing up to host a 2,181-mile ruck march from the Air Force Security Forces Center in San Antonio July 12 to ground zero in New York Sept. 11 in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks."We're doing it to reflect on the changes 9/11 had
July 6, 2011 Celebrating our independence Two hundred thirty five years ago, the United States of America declared its independence from Britain. Today, this monumental occasion is celebrated on the 4th of July. Americans gather to celebrate by grilling food, playing games, listening to music and watching fireworks light up the night sky.
July 6, 2011 Gear up Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing called up to deploy need serviceable individual protective equipment (IPE) issued to them fast and the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron IPE flight here ensures just that. "Issuing these Airmen serviceable IPE is extremely important," said Senior Airman Robert